Toy pistol.



H. C. STRUCHEN.

TOY PISTOL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 15, 1916.

Patented J an. 23, 1917.

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One object of my invention is to provide in a toy pistol a. triggernormally held in one position by flexible means and adapted to receiveon the other end of the trigger a second flexible means of lessstrength'than the first means. I

Another object of my invention is to provide in a. toy pistol a triggerhaving means for receiving therein a cardboard in such a manner that itmay-be readily snapped therefrom.

Another object of my invention is to provide in an inexpensive andsimple form a toy pistol adapted to snap or shoot small pieces ofcardboard therefrom.

With these and incidental objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel tea tures of construction and combination of parts, theessential elements of which are hereinafter described with reference tothe drawing which accompanies and forms a part of this specification.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my to v pistol. Fig. 2is a plan view of the same. and Fig. 3 is an end view of the toy pistol.

The pistol piece of wood shaped into rel as 1, Fig. 1.

An opening 2 is provided to receive a trigger 3 pivoted by a tack orrivet 4.

The end of the barrel has two slots adapted to receive and hold therubber band 7. one end of which is placed in the notch S of the triggerand remains there permanently while the other end is adapted to be drawnback and caught over the end 11.

i The rubber band is stretched so that more tension is established inthe lower half than is preferably made from a a handle and bar-Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 19317..

Application filed April 15, 1916. Serial No. 91,439.

in the upper half, so that when the upper portion is brought back at thetrigger 11, 7

the trigger still maintains the position shown in Fig. 1.

A. piece of cardboard 12 is placed in a notch 13 in the upper end of.the trigger and when the trigger end 1% is pulled by a finger and theupper end thereby moved forwardly the band will slip off over the end 11carrying the cardboard 12 out of the notch 13 and drive it forciblythrough the air a considerable distance.

While I have deserlbed my invention and illustrated 1t 1n one particulardesign, I do not wish it understood that I limit myself to thisconstruction, as it is evident that the application of my invention maybe varied in many ways within the scope of the following claims.

Claims:

1. In a to v pistol the combination With a pistol handle and barrel of apivoted lever passing through said barrel, one end of said lever servingas a trigger and the other end serving as a catch. a slot in said catchend parallel with the barrel of said pistol and adapted to receive acardboard therein, and a flexible band attached to the end of saidpistol barrel and the trigger end of said lever and adapted to becaught. over the catch end for the purpose of snapping or shooting acardboard therefrom.

2. In a toy pistol the combination with a pistol barrel and body. of apivoted lever extending through said barrel, the lower end forming atrigger and the upper end a catch. an endless flexible band, means atthe front end of said pistol barrel for attaching said endless flexibleband. leaving av loop above said barrel and a loop below said barrel,means on said trigger for attaching said lower loop thereto, a slot insaid catch parallel to said barrel, and means for slipping the upper ofsaid loops over saidcatch, whereby it may be normally restrained, butwill be freed from said Catch when said trigger is pulled backwardly.

3. In a to v pistol the combination with a barrel and body, of a pivotedlever extending through said barrel, a flexible connection between saidbarrel and said lever normally holding the lower end of said leverforwardly, and a flexible loop attached to said pistol barrel andadapted to be looped over the upper end of said lever, withoutdisturbing the forward position of the lower end of said lever, a slotin the upper end of said lever adapted to loop thereon when the lowerend. of said 1.

lever is pulled thus snapping or shooting the cardboard iilaced in saidslot.

HENRY e. STRUCHEN.

